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Finally hit the perfect recipe for a characterful lemon and ginger infused ale. Now trying to keep some of the keg for guests coming over this weekend...
Care to share the recipe? Thanks!
Absolutely! According to my notes:
Mashing with 19 L water, for 60 minutes, strike temp 71 °C, manual turning every 15 minutes:
3500 gSimpsons Maris Otter Pale Ale2000 gViking Malt Munich Light500 gSimpsons Premium English Caramalt1 L additional water at 68 °C for rinsing the malt bag, i.e. having the malt bag in a stainless steel bucket with holes in the bottom, pouring on the water and letting it run through.
Infusion with 3 L boiled water, for 70+ minutes:
4Large lemons sliced thin1Large ginger root sliced thin (unfortunately I don't have the weight for this... palm sized :)45 gSaaz hops45 gAmarillo hopsI boil the water, take it off the hob, add infusables in the kettle in a filter bag and let it sit with a lid on top.
Boiling the wort for 50 minutes and adding hops:
60 g 45 minChallenger30 g 45 minSaazThe 3 L infusion is added to the boil when there's 10 minutes of boil left and flame turned to max to bring it all back to boil for the remaining few minutes.
Yeast starter with 1 L water, 1 dL dark syrup and a pinch of yeast nutrient. Yeast used was the traditional Sahti style fresh yeast. I just can't let it go :)
Excellent, thanks a lot! I'm very interested in the infusion aspect of the brew. I'll probably try something similar during my next brew.